[Italy] Salary stagnation highlighted by European Environment Agency

In Italy, salary stagnation has been an ongoing problem. Now, new research from the European Environment Agency (EEA)has recognised and highlighted the issue, EU News reports.

In its annual report on the state of the environment - a comprehensive document, with detailed country sections that include numerous remarks - the European Environment Agency has drawn attention to Italy’s payroll policy. 

It is reportedly considered one of the reasons for the energy poverty from which Italian households suffer.

“Italy is experiencing a widening economic gap between generations,” the EEA study reads. “The younger a person is, the more likely they are to struggle; this is the result of a 30-year stagnation in salaries.“ 

The report explicitly states that “environmental challenges are intertwined with social and economic ones”, highlighting how wages that don’t match the cost of living are tied to the struggle to pay utility bills, including heating costs. 

The chapter of the annual report regarding Italy notes that energy poverty (defined as difficulty in acquiring the minimum basket of energy goods and services) affects 7.7 per cent of households. That figure reportedly rises to 9.5 per cent when considering households unable to heat their homes adequately.

The EEA urges the Italian government to take “an integrated approach capable of combining environmental protection, innovation, and collective welfare.” 

Source: EU News

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In Italy, salary stagnation has been an ongoing problem. Now, new research from the European Environment Agency (EEA)has recognised and highlighted the issue, EU News reports.

In its annual report on the state of the environment - a comprehensive document, with detailed country sections that include numerous remarks - the European Environment Agency has drawn attention to Italy’s payroll policy. 

It is reportedly considered one of the reasons for the energy poverty from which Italian households suffer.

“Italy is experiencing a widening economic gap between generations,” the EEA study reads. “The younger a person is, the more likely they are to struggle; this is the result of a 30-year stagnation in salaries.“ 

The report explicitly states that “environmental challenges are intertwined with social and economic ones”, highlighting how wages that don’t match the cost of living are tied to the struggle to pay utility bills, including heating costs. 

The chapter of the annual report regarding Italy notes that energy poverty (defined as difficulty in acquiring the minimum basket of energy goods and services) affects 7.7 per cent of households. That figure reportedly rises to 9.5 per cent when considering households unable to heat their homes adequately.

The EEA urges the Italian government to take “an integrated approach capable of combining environmental protection, innovation, and collective welfare.” 

Source: EU News

(Links and quotes via original reporting)